Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Ingredients

• 120g butter at room temperature
• 120g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• half a teaspoon vanilla extract
• 120g self-raising flour

Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/gas mark 3. Line a 12-hole cupcake pan with paper cases.

Using a  food processor or a good old fashioned bowl and wooden spoon cream the butter and  sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla extract.

Gradually add the eggs with a little flour and beat until smooth.

Divide the mixture equally between the paper cases.

Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and springy to the touch.

For different flavours try one of the following:

Lemon - leave out the vanilla extract and add the finely grated peel of half a lemon

Orange - leave out the vanilla extract and add the finely grated peel of half an orange

Chocolate - add 2 tablespoon of cocoa mixed in 1 tablespoons of hot water or 25g of melted plain chocolate

Chocolate Chip - add 50g of chocolate chips

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